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Definition of Bee moth

1. Noun. Moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bee Moth

Literary usage of Bee moth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Agriculturist (1846)
"It is generally supposed that bees require little or no air, and if they prove unproductive, or are lost from the ravages of the bee-moth, it is a mere ..."

2. The Bee-keepers' Guide: Or Manual of the Apiary by Albert John Cook (1882)
"... birds, and other insects. In fact, they are beset with perils at home, and perils abroad, perils by night and perils by day. THE bee moth—Galleria ..."

3. A Practical Treatise on the Hive and Honey-bee by Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth (1863)
"Before stating how to circumvent the moth, its habits will be briefly described. Swammerdam speaks of two species of the bee-moth (called in his time the ..."

4. Rural Affairs by John Jacob Thomas (1866)
"THE BEE-MOTH, or miller, and its progeny, are the pest of modern apiaries. ... No judicious and careful bee-keeper need lose a stock by the bee-moth, ..."

5. The Moth Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Moths of North America by William Jacob Holland (1903)
"The Bee-moth was undoubtedly introduced into this country from Europe. ... The Bee-moth, a, larva; i, cocoon; t, pupa; </, female moth with wings expanded ..."

6. Langstroth on the Hive and Honey Bee by Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth, Charles Dadant (1905)
"THE Bee-Moth {Tinea mellonella) is mentioned by Aristotle, Virgil, ... Swammerdam speaks of two species of the bee-moth (called in his time the " bee-wolf") ..."

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